The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-04
Senator Hoar Gets After the
Kentuckian.
BECK AND BLACKBURN REPLY
Tie Senator from Massachusetts
Roughly Handied-The Busl-
ness of Congress.
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
SENATE.

sHINGToN, March Sine 0ena'e
reassembled as in continuation OF yes
terday's session, at 10 o'clock this
morning. ID.
A message from the House announc-
ing non-conourrence in the Senate
amendment 70 the navy appropriation
bill was presented, and conference or
dered. Messrs. Hale, Allison and Beck
were appointed conferees.
a Jew moments before II, the Senate
closed the legislative day of Wednes
day by adjournment, and opened the
last legislative day of the Forty-ninth
Congress, when prayer was offered by
the chaplain.
The Senate then proceeded to the con.
sideration OF the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, voting
on amendments recommended by the
committee on appropriations, as they
were reached. a.y
As the committee on appropriations
had reported very few amendments to
the bill, and those of but little import
ance, there was no delay beyond that
made necessary by the complete read
ing of the bill.
In response to an appeal made by
Jones (NeYada) amendments cutting
down the appropriations tor the Carson
Mint from S29, $50 to $16 400 were dis
agreed to with the consent of Allison
and the appropriations for that mint
are as originally reported. The bill was
then passed.
Allison then submitted the conference
report on the sundry civil bill and it was
agreed to. .sr.se
In explanation of the action of the
Senate Conferees, Allison said that in
order to come to an agreement they
had to postpone several appropriations
which the Senate deemed necessary.
For instance, they had had to consent
to g reduction by one-half of the pro-
vision 10 complete the International
survey Of the Mexican border, and the
same as to the survey between British
Columbia and Alaska; so, too, the Sen
ate conferees had been obliged to sur
render large appropriations for public
buildings, as, for instance the one at Los
Angeles, CAL, which had been cut
down from $3.50 ,0O0 to $4,000.
He might run. through the whole of the
public buildings and show how the SEN
ate conferees had had to make conces-
sion after concession. SO as to the coast
survey, the appropriation for field work
had been cut down from $218O 900 to
100000. II these surrenders of the ex-
pendltureS were only postponed, they
would have to be provided for next
year or the year after.
Hoar said that he intended to call the
attention of the Senate to what
seemed to him a very glazing evil,
one that threatened, in substance. a
revolutionary change in the constitu-
ton and methods of government.
What, he asked, was the effect of the
holding back of appropriation bills until
the last seven Or ten or fifteen DAYS of
the session OF a Congress. The result
was, that unless the House and Senate
both submitted to the dictation of some
three or four men who happened to be
members of the committee on appro-
.prlations in the House of Representa-
yves on the majority side, the great
appropriation bills would fail and an
extra session would become necessary.
II is perfectly notorious, Mr.
PRESIDENT, that this body has
passed bill after bill with substantial
unanlmlty, having no political signif
canoe, bills matured by able men on
me other side of this =ehamber, and
naYlng the endorsement of their great
Sautnorlty and yet, because three or
L9ur persons, clothed with the authority
VI tne House OF Representatives, choose
W oppose those bills, they could not get
CIoHS-eeralon in that body, although
,ueIe Is no manner of doubt that nine
S ILLS S .. Ine members of the House
YOU'D be IN their favor if thev were
brought up. That is the condition of
IhlngS which, IN the time of our fathers,
"Uu!o nave caused q revolution.
"a, AFTER referring to the action OF the
speaker OF the House mot namely. in
refusing TO recognize a certain member
because he 1.-THE Speaker1, did not ap-
gtoEe OF The measure the witness
WW,lsheG to move, Hoar said. "Henrv
ia! was supposed to have pretty
SS.Iohg VIII. He would no more
a nase cared to assert such an
1ss''lo4I'ty when ne was Speaker
% Inc house than he would
ave Nentured 10 cross the Niagara
45tgi twenty rods above the falls.
--1--loe. under whom MANY OF rs served |
"a another place, is generally supposed
,UHaYe pretty strong viii and q pretty
n N09ite " nave ACCOMPLISHED IN /
'-e administration OF the country
S;-lAsS which he thinks ougbT 70 be- /
zone L served ia the Hoase OF Repre-
sentaiiveS with that accomplisbed |
S gL;-l for eight years, for six of |
{ Which he was Speaker, and the hum |
ote$I democrat, when we had a
t ! ID llo'ity of three four,hs or -four~ |
~ t1'ns IN that body, then was permitted |
~ make motion to SUSPEND |
J Jne rules every Monday and every |
"a! within the last week of !
M me .aaJournment They used to nut
o go On record with all sorts of contriy-
S; no and all manners of ways by cali
yre me yeas and nays on Questions
no. NJ IiG ~ they thought Republicans would
tr ~ IKE 10 commit themselves. 1t ia
r rrae mat, occasionally, when business
i ortr during the last twenty-four or
BIot;E-eight hours of the session. Speaker
narsn 1e would exercise his Selection of
WIN Sons 10 be recognized, in accordance
and 6 Hhat he believed to be the viii
ueSire OF the House; and that was